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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Nov 23, 2021, 3:24 AM CST for 7 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Nov 23, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2021, 3:24 AM CST (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
132 WWUS84 KAMA 230924 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 324 AM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 TXZ008>010-231030- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0014.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill- 324 AM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. Elevated fire weather conditions are still possible in this area with southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and minimum relative humidity values as low as 15 to 20 percent. $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-240000- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0014.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0018.211123T1800Z-211124T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore- 324 AM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN and NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley and Moore. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 to 10 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...2 TO 5. * Timing...Noon until 6 pm. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
880 WWUS84 KAMA 232100 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 300 PM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-240000- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-211124T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore- 300 PM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley and Moore. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 to 10 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...2 TO 5. * Timing...Noon until 6 pm. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
437 WWUS84 KAMA 232356 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 556 PM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-240100- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-211124T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore- 556 PM CST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... winds are decreasing and relative humidity is rising, decreasing the threat for Red Flag Warning conditions. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.